Evaluation of Botanical and Chemical Fungicides to Control Foot and Root Rot of Chickpea

Abstract

Effective disease management is essential for high quality and maximum production. The experiment was conducted on the experimental field of Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet to evaluate the effects of different chemical and botanical fungicides in controlling foot and root rot disease of chickpea. Total 15 samples of chickpea seeds of variety BARI Chola-9 were collected from different locations in chickpea growing area. Seven different treatments were sprayed as suspension into the experimental plot as per treatment. The Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications followed to complete the experiment. The germination of chickpea was found maximum by treating seeds with Bavistin 70 WP (81%). The lowest (4%, 3.33% and 2.33%) seedling mortality rate were observed in plots where Bavistin 70 WP sprayed at 10, 20 and 30 days after sowing respectively. Similarly, the minimum disease severity (33.37%) and the highest yield (1600 kg/ha) were obtained by spraying Bavistin 70 WP at 1gram/liter with an increase of 52.38% grain yield. The findings of our experiment suggested that, Bavistin 70 WP could be use as an efficient fungicide to control foot and root rot of chickpea.